The ACCU Conference is one of the longest running developer conferences in the world. Established by the ACCU organisation in 1997 it has always been open to the whole community and at the forefront of what's happening in the world of software development.
Originally focused on C and C++, that community has expanded to include other language ecosystems, and you should expect to be exposed to content on C#, D, F#, Go, Javascript, Haskell, Java, Kotlin, Lisp, Python, Ruby, Rust, Swift and more. There are always sessions on TDD, BDD, and how to do programming right.
The tagline for the ACCU is "Professionalism in Programming", which captures the whole spectrum of programming languages, tools, techniques and processes involved in advancing our craft.
The ACCU Conference is a conference by programmers for programmers about programming.
News: New immigration rules for those visiting the UK from overseas
This is an FYI for you to be prepared and should not be taken as absolute advice or assumed 100% accurate. Please check any requirements carefully and verify for yourself.
If you will be travelling to the conference from outside the UK, please be aware of new immigration rules that have come into effect starting January 2025 - but with different rules coming in at different dates.
Visitors to the UK who previously did not need a visa may be required to obtain an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) in advance of their travel. This is similar to other systems already in place in other parts of the world, such as the ESTA (USA) or eTA (Canada).
To quote from the Home Office's blog:
- Eligible non-Europeans need an ETA to travel to the UK.
- Eligible Europeans can apply from 5 March 2025 and will need an ETA to travel from 2 April 2025.
Note that the date for Europeans falls during ACCU week. For others, it is already in effect.
More information, and to apply, visit this page on gov.uk.
At its core the ACCU Conference is about developers who want to share their experience through presentations and interactive workshops with other developers. To reach as many as possible we plan, again, to run a hybrid conference in 2025. All sessions will be onsite at our venue in Bristol. but most will be live-streamed for remote attendees.
Location
The ACCU Conference is, once again, hosted at the Delta Hotels by Bristol Marriott, City Centre in Bristol, UK. Located in the city centre, close to shopping centres, main attractions and key transportation hubs the Bristol Marriott is renowned as one of the largest conference centres in South-West England.
Accommodation
Accommodation can be reserved at a special rate from the conference block on registration, or can be booked directly with the venue hotel or other hotels in the area.
The ACCU conference is run by Shaved Yaks Events in partnership with the ACCU Conference Committee.